Ka Hancock's lovely, heartbreaking debut novel, Dancing On Broken Glass, shows off one great way to get it right. "In a world of Nicholas Sparks wannabes, there are an infinite number of ways to get a tear-jerking romance wrong.
An unvarnished portrait of a marriage that is both ordinary and extraordinary, Dancing on Broken Glass takes readers on an unforgettable journey of the heart. Suddenly, all their rules are thrown out the window, and the two of them must redefine what love really is. But when Lucy shows up for a routine physical just shy of their eleventh anniversary, she gets an impossible surprise that changes everything. In dealing with their unique challenges, they make the heartbreaking decision not to have children. Like any marriage, they have good days and bad days-and some very bad days. Lucy promises not to blame him for what is beyond his control. Cautious every step of the way, they are determined to make their relationship work-and they put it all in writing. But when their paths cross on the night of Lucy's twenty-first birthday, sparks fly, and there's no denying their chemistry. They're both plagued with faulty genes-he has bipolar disorder, and she has a ravaging family history of breast cancer.
Lucy Houston and Mickey Chandler probably shouldn't have fallen in love, let alone gotten married. A powerfully written novel offering an intimate look at a beautiful marriage and how bipolar disorder and cancer affect it, Dancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock perfectly illustrates the enduring power of love.
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